anyone who has been training for so many years sure still feels exited or he would have stopped doing this shit long ago like many others who trained for a while them stopped when they got bored or when their lives changed or whatever.. but real gym ppl never stop it whatever happens to them!!..

also one is always more exited when setting new goals to achieve like increasing his size or lifts or getting leaner..

I don't know if "excited" is the word to use........more anxious.........and i also look forward to challenge myself to have better form and rhythm than the last workout....focus.... and also knowing that each days workout and its results are 100% on my shoulders; unlike most things one does throughout their day..........no excuses.......

I am always excited to get to the gym to train. I look at the other guys on my job and most of them look pregnant. That alone makes me want to hit the iron. Eventually, God willing and the creek don't rise, I will bench press 225 for 10 reps. It also helps get rid of the frustration from dealing with some dweeb that I wish I could smack the crap out of. ( Why don't they have a "Slap aDweeb Day"?).

I personally hate rest days. Getting in the gym is always the high point of my day. Even on days when I feel like there is no point in going as soon as I start that first set that feeling goes out the window.

Finally back to training after 9 months. Was steady at it, fucking pumped for the daily does of iron.Then I joined the Navy and let me tell you, these PSP workouts that your required to do, do not keep your muscle, you get these yummy 20ish lasses who direct you to do planks, squats and pushups. Fuck, you'll never see a weight till your in for 6 months and that;s if you're left alone. Finally got off tasking to him up the base gym.

It's funny I was thinking something similar to this today while doing cardio. You know when you're doing a hour of doing the eliptic trainer there's not much to do so you start thinking. I was thinking thank God I get to workout and it's so meditative for me. When I'm working out I feel like I'm in own little world; it's just me, the weights, and the muscles, and those darned people that get in my way. But it's all good. If it wasn't for working out I don't know what else I'd do.

I get excited to train about 15 minutes after starting. Going through my workout, I love to challenge myself to lift heavier and heavier, and / or do more sets per bodypart. I also get excited a couple of days later when I feel my muscles respond to my workout.

I love the endorphin release that follows exercise.Lately, I've been fortunate enough to train in the early morning.The caffeine-buzz, post-workout food, and endorphins make the day much more tolerable; even bordering on enjoyable.

i'm getting older (33)i'm a night workeri injuried myself few time because of too much powerlifting training stylei divorced last yearwas forced to move for the job so i quit my good old hardcore gym and all buddies

so after a hard time training seriously because of lack of motivation i'm now back on track, i'm back on the powerbuilding training routine i enjoyed in my 20's, my old collection of flex come back in the bathroom, got a new gf who enjoy muscle, so everything is ok.

the feeling of endorphin, the smell of a good old gym, the contact of iron, the feeling of soreness after a squat/leg session, nothin can beat that.

I know we've all (or many of us) have been doing this for years, but I still get excited when I know that I get to go to the gym, forget about all the stress and shit of life, and just train and challenge myself. I find the challenge to be the real addiction that is the iron bug: am I going to be better this time than I was last time? Corny, I know, but it still keeps me motivated.

I have burned out training to many times in my 30 plus years of training. I think I was to influenced to much by Arthur Jones and Mike Metzer. If you're not training to failure and to an inch of your life you're not training. Now with age I see what b.s. that is. There are times to go balls to the wall but not every training session. I like what Pearl said, train hard but not to failure.